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Favirite Desel Engine of all time?

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Posted by traingeek087 on Saturday, March 6, 2004 1:10 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Kozzie

Thanks railpac! - I'll note that - helps me understand all the letters and numbers.

I have a Kato HO SD45 in Rio Grande colour scheme - not sure if it's a Dash 2.
But it looks great ,and it goes like cream over jelly!
(oops - not your jelly but jello in US English - I have to watch that - the little differences in the various English's ha ha...)

Kozzie






If it has flared radiators it's a SD45 if it doesn't it's a SD45-2.
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Posted by traingeek087 on Saturday, March 6, 2004 1:14 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by wncrails

I found another fav......

Anyone remeber Seaboards BQ23-7? Neat looking loco. Here's some links to a couple of photos.
http://www.trainweb.org/csxphotos/html/z_fl-y.html
http://www.robl.w1.com/Pix-4/I-780860.htm

Have fun and be safe! [8D]






That is unlike anything I've ever seen!!!! I want to kit ba***hat now.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 6, 2004 9:10 PM
the EMD

E or F series

There both very beautiful engines.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 7, 2004 6:36 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by traingeek087

That is unlike anything I've ever seen!!!! I want to kit ba***hat now.


Bachmann made an HO scale model, but I don't know if you can still find one. I doubt there is anything in any other scale. Maybe brass? They might possibly have a cab kit? Sounds like you may have your work cut out for you, but then again it is a simple cab sans windows.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 7, 2004 1:40 PM
Anything ALCo!!!!!!!!! Especially the RSD-15. Gotta love that nose!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 7, 2004 2:50 PM
I agree with jhhtrainsplanes--for passenger service: THE ALCO PA!!!! All paint schemes look better on a PA than any other diesel, ever! My favorite is one in UP Armour Yellow (I'm not sure UP had any PA's, but it still looks neat).

But for my all time favorite, I am forced to agree with Puckdropper: The Alco RSC-2. I haven't yet compared a girl to it, but any railroad which purchased one got a dependable, hard working locomotive which pulled its weight and earned its keep. And besides, those 3-axle trucks just look neat!

See you around the forums,
Daniel
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 7, 2004 3:06 PM
hard choice but i'll say the GP-9 types, they been around forever to me and i still see them regularly. just saw a mile long CNR train go by with 3 of 'em with the leader long hood foreward, -timeless.

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